The whole world is in turmoil. And there is a lot to take in: the helplessness and fear occasioned by Covid -19 coupled with the unprovoked racial slur of Amy Cooper, the unnecessary wanton death of George Floyd, the protests…
Do you believe in Ghosts? I do and I will tell you a story
I don’t know about you but I believe in ghosts. I believe that people who died bad deaths do not rest in peace, they wander the earth; maybe they are looking for rest or looking for what will give them…
See, if your marriage is not working, move on. Your luck may be elsewhere
Some people are just not meant to be together; that’s why when I see some couples bashing themselves, I just wonder, must you guys be married? Must you live as husband and wife? And I am not here talking about…
We spent 26 years together, then I found out I was the other woman!
Some people can kill you, softly! When you read newspaper stories about men who live double lives, you tell yourself, lailai, this can never happen to me; and as for the women who were deceived, I used to think the…
Isn’t church more than the building we all go on Sundays? Yemisi Folarin
If you think ‘Church’ is that building you go to once or twice a week, you need to think deeply and reassess your relationship with God. As far as I know, no one is stopping individuals or small groups from…
Parenting 101: We do not choose our children, they come to us-Tara Aisida
Every 27th day of May has been designated as Children’s Day in Nigeria. This year’s celebrations made me quite emotional especially after having recently listened to a friend talk about her experiences as a fertility doctor and the stuff people…
It started as a massage, then I wanted more than what I paid for
I fell down the staircase; I missed my steps as I was climbing and went tumbling like a sack of potatoes. Luckily, I had no broken bones, just bruises. A few days after my fall I started having pains all over…
I am not a cougar, the young man just finds me attractive
I hate it when you use the word cougar; it is a bad expression and I beg not to have you use that word for me. I am only 52 years, still in my prime and the so called young…
Wahala o! My husband thinks I poisoned his mother
My mother-in-law is not good. She is not good from here to there. I have other sisters –in-law, I mean, women who also married her sons and they all agree that mama was poison! What happened? I am the youngest…
Hear o, my brothers and sisters, you can’t ‘by-force’ love! – Tara Aisida
I have been following an interesting thread on Facebook about women who left their partners and got a divorce. It’s not to glorify divorce but to remove the stigma attached to women who leave unhappy marriages. I read a lot…